The 2025 UCI World Championships will close with the men’s and women’s road races this weekend in Kigali, Rwanda. This is the first time that the world event is taking place in Africa.
Tour de France winners Tadej Pogacar and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot headline a star-studded field, joined by Olympic double champion Remco Evenepoel and American powerhouse Chloé Dygert.
Pogacar will look to defend his crown in the men’s road race, while Evenepoel has his sights set on retaining the time trial title. Two-time road race champion Lotte Kopecky and Australian star Grace Brown not in attendance.
Here’s how to watch all the action from the 2025 World Championships road races:
How to watch Cycling World Championships 2025 road race: Channel, live stream
The World Championships will not air on traditional television. Fans in the U.S. and Canada can catch every moment of the 2025 UCI Road World Championships, road races included, with exclusive live coverage streaming on FloBikes.
UCI World Championships road race schedule 2025DateEventTime (ET)Live streamSat, Sept. 27Women’s elite road race5:05 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.FloBikesSun, Sept. 28Men’s elite road race2:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.FloBikesWhere are the Cycling World Championships road races in 2025?
The 2025 UCI World Championships are being held in Kigali, Rwanda.
Saturday’s women’s race will cover 164.6 kilometers (102 miles) in and around Kigali. The men’s road race course for Sunday covers 267.5 kilometres (166 miles) in seven loops of the circuit.
UCI World Championships road race winners
Here are the last five winners of the men’s and women’s elite road races:
YearMen’s winnerWomen’s winner2024Tadej Pogačar (SLO)Lotte Kopecky (BEL)2023Mathieu van der Poel (NED)Lotte Kopecky (BEL)2022Remco Evenepoel (BEL)Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)2021Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)Elisa Balsamo (ITA)2020Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)Anna van der Breggen (NED)